VoIP\IP telephony & Class 4, 5

VoIP toll fraud is increasing, experts say, and that’s largely because of the recession. The bad economy has hit so many companies so hard that network security spending no longer is top of mind, a circumstance that just invites hackers. To that end, a recent vendor-funded study shows VoIP toll fraud remains among the fastest-growing problems facing operators and their ...

Tata Communications Ltd. will become the international voice provider for British Telecom Group plc.In return, BT will become Tata’s main distribution channel for its international direct dial (IDD) traffic into the United Kingdom, expanding into other markets across Europe as the relationship matures. “Tata Communications is a leader in the international wholesale voice business, making them a perfect partner to ...

Microsoft Corp. is willing to invest 5 to 10 percent of its operating income into its new search engine, Bing, in the next five years, or up to $11 billion. And that needs to pay off if Microsoft is to stay relevant. But the reality is, for the company to truly challenge the Google juggernaut, it needs to partner with ...

Qwest Communications International Inc. will bundle and sell managed services from IBM to small and medium business nationwide. Qwest will offer Big Blue’s managed security services, network management services and unified communications along with its own network services.The non-exclusive deal is a first for IBM, which typically sells to larger enterprises.

Policy management – the enforcement of predetermined rules that allocate scarce network resources to users to ensure a consistent service quality – has a checkered history, but wireless will be its final test. Several wireless carriers have blocked Skype and other VoIP applications, for instance, and some carriers are experimenting with bandwidth capping. This has drawn criticism from consumer advocacy ...